The Mathematical Tourist - Snapshots of Modern Mathematics by Ivars Peterson
$15.00 NZD
Category: Mathematics | Reading Level: very good
The science writer Ivars Peterson conducts the reader through the world of modern mathematics.
Forces Of Nature by Brian Cox
$12.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Sunday Times Bestseller A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions. How did life on Earth begin?What is the nature of space and time?What are the chances that we will discover ...Show more
The Gardener's Year by Karel Capek
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Modern Library | Reading Level: very good
A droll meditation on the passions and isiosyncracies fo gardeners by the notable dissident Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek.
Computing with Quantum Cats - From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin
$15.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers - which, like Schrodinger ...Show more
Dead Zone - Where the Wild Things Were by Philip Lymbery
$16.00 NZD
Category: Ecology | Reading Level: very good
A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them. Climate change and habitat destruction are not the only culprits behind so many animals facing extinction. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating and it is vital that we confro ...Show more
Man on the Moon - The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts A by Andrew Chaikin
$18.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Magnum Collection | Reading Level: very good
Through the windows of the slowly turning spacecraft they looked out at the place where the sun had once been, and there was the moon- a huge, magnificent sphere bathed in the eerie blue light of earthshine, each crater rendered in ghostly detail.'The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 ...Show more
A Life on Our Planet - My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough; Jonnie Hughes (As told to)
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ecology | Reading Level: very good
See the world. Then make it better. I am David Attenborough. At time of writing, I am 93 years old. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. Th ...Show more
Coffee with Isaac Newton by Michael White
$6.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Coffee with ... | Reading Level: very good
A conversation over coffee with Sir Isaac Newton takes us on a mind-expanding tour of the principles of modern science in the illuminating company of the man who defined them...and you can even ask questions! Newton's influence on our world is immense. He formulated the theory of gravity, devised a radi ...Show more
Readings in The Philosophy of Science by Herbert Feigl (ed.); May Brodbeck (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Pharmacy in New Zealand - Centennial History by Reg Combes
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
We Are All Greta - Be inspired to save the world by Valentina Giannella
$10.00 NZD
Category: Ecology | Reading Level: very good
Follow in Greta Thunberg's footsteps and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change. With in-depth text and data, this necessary and timely book will answer readers' questions on what climate change means, what its consequences will be, and what must be done to protect our world.
Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America by Darin A Croft
$35.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: Life of the Past | Reading Level: near fine